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BOSTON  UNIVERSITY  BULLETIN 

Volume  VI  JULY,  1917  Number  4,  Part  3 


REVISED  REQUIREMENTS 

FOR 

ADMISSION  AND  DEGREES 

IN  THE 

COLLEGE  OF  LIBERAL  ARTS 


DEGREE  IN  EDUCATION 


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The  College  Circular,  the  Horarium,  showing  the  days  and 
hours  for  the  various  courses,  and  a  special  bulletin  recently 
issued  regarding  scholarships  for  men  in  the  College  of 
Liberal  Arts,  may  be  obtained  from  the  Dean  of  the  College 
of  Liberal  Arts,  688  Boylston  street,  Boston. 


I 

Revision  of  Requirements 

In  revising  the  requirements  for  admission  and  for 
graduation,  the  Faculty  has  had  two  aims:  to  adjust 
the  entrance  requirements  to  the  widening  programmes 
of  secondary  schools,  and  to  grant  freer  choice  in  the 
election  of  studies  leading  to  the  several  degrees. 

This  Bulletin  supplements  the  1917  issue  of  the 
College  Catalogue  and  Circular,  in  which  the  new 
provisions,  not  then  in  final  form,  could  be  but  briefly 
mentioned.  Until  further  notice  a  candidate  may 
meet  either  the  older  requirements  defined  in  the 
Catalogue  and  Circular  or  those  newly  published  in 
this  Bulletin. 

In  the  requirements  for  admission  greater  freedom 
has  been  gained  by  lessening  the  number  of  required 
subjects,  by  extending  the  list  of  options,  and  by 
allowing  candidates  to  offer  two  subjects  not  included 
in  the  list.  In  the  requirements  for  degrees  the  num¬ 
ber  of  hours  required  in  specific  subjects  has  been 
considerably  reduced.  In  the  amount  of  credit  that 
may  be  earned  in  any  one  group  of  studies  the  former 
limit  of  thirty  hours  has  been  removed.  As  a  more 
elastic  means  of  insuring  a  fair  distribution  of  the  can¬ 
didate’s  studies,  the  new  requirements  for  graduation 
are  based  not  so  much  on  single  subjects  as  on  subject- 
groups. 

The  courses  of  study  leading  to  the  degrees  of  Bache¬ 
lor  of  Arts  and  Bachelor  of  Science  have  been  brought 
closer  together.  The  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Letters  will 
be  no  longer  offered  except  to  candidates  already 
enrolled. 


1 


Degree  in  Education 


That  the  training  of  teachers  has  always  been  an 
important  aim  in  the  service  of  the  College  is  shown  by 
the  large  number  of  teachers  among  the  graduates.  In 
this  work  the  general  curriculum  and  the  special  nor¬ 
mal  classes  conducted  by  various  departments  have 
been  supplemented  during  the  past  ten  years  by  the 
Late  Afternoon  and  Saturday  Courses  designed  pri¬ 
marily  for  teachers.  The  increase  in  the  scope  and 
influence  of  these  courses  appears  to  some  extent  in 
last  year’s  enrolment  of  more  than  five  hundred 
students.  Another  indication  of  the  growing  importance 
of  this  work  in  training  teachers  —  a  service  for  which 
the  metropolitan  location  peculiarly  adapts  the  Col¬ 
lege  —  is  found  in  the  expansion  of  the  courses  offered 
in  Education. 

To  meet  still  further  the  wish  expressed  by  many 
graduates  of  normal  schools  and  teachers  in  active 
service  for  opportunities  that  would  give  both  pro¬ 
fessional  training  and  a  collegiate  degree,  the  College 
now  offers  a  regular  course  leading  to  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Science  in  Education. 

The  entrance  requirements  for  candidates  seeking 
this  degree  are  given  in  Section  III,  B;  the  method  of 
entrance  is  given  in  Section  IV,  B;  and  the  require¬ 
ments  for  the  degree  are  given  in  Section  V,  B.  In 
allowing  credit  for  courses  completed  in  normal 
schools,  consideration  is  given  to  the  special  nature  of 
the  degree.  On  approval  by  the  Faculty,  credit  may 
be  allowed  for  work  done  in  the  courses  offered  by  the 
Commission  on  University  Extension.  At  least  thirty 
credit  hours,  that  is,  one  year’s  work,  must  be  com¬ 
pleted  in  residence. 


Ill 

Requirements  for  Admission 

A  student  wishing  to  enter  the  College  of  Liberal 
Arts  must  meet  the  requirements  outlined  below.  The 
various  ways  of  meeting  them  are  described  in  Section 

IV. 

For  provisions  applying  to  students  entering  from 
other  colleges,  to  special  students,  and  to  certain 
teachers,  see  p.  9  of  the  1917-18  issue  of  the  College 
Circular. 

As  used  in  measuring  entrance  requirements  the 
term  “unit”  means  approximately  one-fourth  of  a  full 
year’s  work  in  a  secondary  school.  One  unit  repre¬ 
sents  the  equivalent  of  120  sixty-minute  recitation 
periods. 

A.  For  candidates  seeking  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts  (A.B.),  Bachelor  of  Science  (S.B.),  or  Bachelor  of 
Science  in  connection  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Medicine  (S.B.): 

1.  Fifteen  units  are  required  for  admission. 

2.  Among  these  fifteen  units  must  be  included: 

English . 3  units 

Algebra  .  .  .  .  lj^  units 

Geometry  ....  1  unit 

French  or  German  .  2  units 

In  addition, 

(a)  candidates  for  the  degree  of  A.B.  must  offer 
at  least  3  units  in  Latin  or  3  units  in  Greek; 

(b)  candidates  for  the  degree  of  S.B.  must  offer 
one  unit  in  Chemistry  or  Physics. 

3.  The  remaining  units  may  be  chosen,  without 
duplication,  from  the  following  list  of  optional 
subjects: 


3 


Subjects 

Units 

Subjects 

Units 

Algebra,  Advanced  . 

•  H 

History  .... 

4* 

Biology  .... 

.  1 

Italian,  Elementary 

.  2 

Botany  .... 

.  1 

Italian,  Intermediate 

.  1 

Chemistry 

.  1 

Latin  .... 

4* 

Drawing  .  .  .  y  or  1 

Latin,  First-year  (for  S.B. 

French,  Elementary 

.  2 

candidates  only) 

.  1 

French,  Intermediate 

.  1 

Music  .... 

.  2* 

Geography  (Physiog- 

Physics  .... 

.  1 

raphy)  .  .  y2  or  1 

Spanish,  Elementary 

.  2 

Geometry,  Solid. 

Spanish,  Intermediate 

.  1 

German,  Elementary 

.  2 

Trigonometry,  Plane 

•  3^ 

German,  Intermediate 

.  1 

Zoology  .... 

.  1 

Greek . 3* 

The  candidate  may  offer  two  units  in  subjects  (e.  g.,  com¬ 
mercial  or  technical),  not  included  in  the  list  of  options, 
provided  that  the  credits  are  recommended  by  his  principal 
and  that  the  courses  are  acceptable  to  the  Committee  on 
Admission. 

Definitions  of  the  subjects  named  in  2  and  3,  with 
the  exception  of  Italian,  may  be  found  in  the  College 
Circular  for  1917-18,  pp.  10-24.  The  definitions  of 
Elementary  and  Intermediate  Italian  correspond  to 
those  for  other  modern  languages;  see  Circular,  p.  19. 

B.  For  candidates  seeking  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Science  in  Education  (S.B.  in  Education). 

The  following  classes  of  candidates  are  admitted: 

1.  Those  who  have  completed  at  least  two  years’ 
work  in  a  normal  school  approved  by  the  Faculty. 

2.  Those  who  have  had  at  least  three  years  of 
approved  experience  in  teaching. 

3.  Others  whose  qualifications,  while  not  iden¬ 
tical  with  those  of  candidates  in  class  1  or  2,  are 
considered  by  the  Faculty  as  substantially  equivalent. 

*  In  a  starred  subject  the  candidate  may  offer  one  or  more  of  the  units 
noted. 


Fifteen  units  are  required  for  admission.  Of  these 
at  least  thirteen  must  be  selected  from  subjects  named 
and  rated  under  2  and  3  of  division  A  above.  Two 
units,  with  the  approval  of  the  Committee  on  Admis¬ 
sion,  may  be  offered  in  subjects  not  included  in  these 
lists;  for  example,  in  commercial  or  technical  subjects. 

IV 

Methods  of  Entrance 

A.  For  candidates  seeking  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Arts,  Bachelor  of  Science,  or  Bachelor  of  Science  in 
connection  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine. 

These  candidates  may  meet  the  “Requirements  for 
Admission”  (See  Section  III  above)  in  any  one  of  the 
following  ways: 

1.  By  certificate. 

2 .  By  examination. 

3.  By  certificate  and  examination. 

4.  By  a  transcript  of  the  secondary  school 

record,  together  with  comprehensive 
examinations  in  four  subjects. 

1.  Admission  by  Certificate. 

Entrance  certificates,  admitting  students  on  trial 
for  one  semester,  are  accepted  from  accredited  schools. 
The  certificates  must  be  filled  out  on  blank  forms 
obtained  from  the  Dean  of  the  College  of  Liberal 
Arts,  and  must  be  signed  by  the  principal  of  an 
accredited  school.  Certificates  presented  more  than 
one  year  after  the  candidate  leaves  the  accredited 
school  are  subject  to  review  by  the  Dean  of  the  College. 
Accepted  certificates  exempt  the  candidate  from 
entrance  examination  in  the  subjects  they  cover. 
Partial  certificates  are  accepted;  such  certificates 
must  cover  at  least  eight  of  the  fifteen  units  required 


for  admission;  in  the  remaining  units  the  candidate 
must  gain  credit  by  examination.  See  3,  below, 
Admission  by  Certificate  and  Examination. 

Within  New  England,  accredited  schools  are  those 
approved  by  the  New  England  College  Entrance 
Certificate  Board.  Applications  for  the  Board’s 
approval  may  be  made  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Board, 
Professor  Frank  W.  Nicolson,  Middletown,  Conn., 
before  April  1  of  the  academic  year  preceding  that  for 
which  the  privilege  of  certification  is  desired.  Out¬ 
side  of  New  England,  accredited  schools  are  those 
approved  by  the  Faculty  of  this  College;  applications 
for  such  approval  should  be  made  to  the  Dean. 

2.  Admission  by  Examination. 

Entrance  examinations  in  specified  subjects  will  be 
held  at  the  College  Building,  corner  of  Boylston  and 
Exeter  streets,  Boston,  in  June  and  September  on 
the  dates  given  below.  In  June  simultaneous  exami¬ 
nations,  under  the  charge  of  duly  appointed  examiners, 
may  be  held  in  places  other  than  Boston.  Principals 
desiring  this  accommodation  for  their  pupils  are 
requested  to  address  the  Dean  of  the  College  before 
May  15,  specifying  the  subjects  and  the  number  of 
examination  papers  needed  in  each. 

The  College  accepts  applicable  credits  earned  in 
the  examinations  conducted  in  Boston  and  at  many 
other  points  by  the  College  Entrance  Examination 
Board.  Applications  for  the  Board’s  next  examina¬ 
tions  in  New  England  must  be  addressed  to  the 
Secretary  of  the  College  Entrance  Examination  Board, 
431  West  117th  Street,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  upon  blanks 
to  be  obtained  in  advance. 

Entrance  examinations,  satisfactorily  passed,  admit 
to  regular  standing. 

Candidates  may  take  the  entrance  examinations  at 
one  time  or  as  preliminary  and  final  in  different  years. 


A  preliminary  examination  is  one  taken  at  least  a 
year  before  entrance.  Every  candidate  registering 
for  preliminary  examination  must  present  from  his 
principal  or  from  other  proper  authority  a  certificate 
attesting  fitness  in  the  subjects  offered. 

A  fee  of  five  dollars  is  charged  each  candidate 
registering  for  one  or  more  of  the  regular  June  or 
September  examinations  offered  by  the  College.  If  a 
candidate  takes  examinations  in  both  June  and  Sep¬ 
tember  of  the  same  year,  he  is  charged  the  fee  of  five 
dollars  in  June  only.  If  he  takes  examinations  in 
different  years,  he  is  charged  the  fee  at  his  first  regis¬ 
tration  in  each  year.  This  fee  must  be  paid  to  the 
Treasurer  of  the  University  by  every  candidate  for  an 
entrance  examination  whether  already  admitted  or  seek¬ 
ing  admission;  it  is  not  included  in  the  charge  for 
tuition,  nor  is  the  payment  returnable.  The  receipt 
must  be  shown  at  the  time  of  registration  for  exam¬ 
ination. 

Entering  candidates  needing  credits  by  the  Sep¬ 
tember  entrance  examinations,  should  regard  regis¬ 
tration  for  the  work  of  the  first  semester  as  provisional. 

Deficiencies  in  legibility,  spelling,  or  composition 
will  lower  the  rating  of  papers. 

Specimens  of  recent  entrance  examination  questions 
may  be  procured  from  the  Dean’s  office. 

Entrance  examinations  at  the  College  Building, 
corner  of  Boylston  and  Exeter  streets,  will  be  held  in 
September,  1917,  and  in  June,  1918,  in  accordance 
with  the  following  schedule: 

Monday,  September  10,  1917;  also  Friday,  June  7,  1918 

8.30-  9.00  Registration  2.00-  5.15  Geometry 
9.15-12.30  Algebra  Plane 

Elementary  Solid 

Advanced 


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Tuesday,  September  11,  1917;  also  Saturday,  June  8, 

1918 

8.30-  9.00  Registration  2.00-  5.15  Biology 

9.15-12.30  English  Botany 

Zoology 

Geography 

(Physiography) 

Wednesday,  September  12,  1917;  also  Monday,  June 

10,  1918 

8.30-  9.00  Registration  2.00-  3.30  Latin  C 

9.15-12.30  Latin  A,  B,  D 

Thursday,  September  13,  1917;  also  Tuesday,  June  11, 

1918 

8.30-  9.00  Registration  2.00-  5.15  German 

9.15-12.30  French  Elementary 

Elementary  Intermediate 

Intermediate 

Friday,  September  14,  1917;  also  Wednesday,  June  12, 

1918 


8.30-  9.00  Registration  2.00-  5.15  History  A,  B,  C, 

9.15-12.30  Chemistry  D 

Physics 


Saturday,  September  15,  1917;  also  Thursday,  June  13, 

1918 


8.30-  9.00  Registration  2.00-  5.15 

9.15-12.30  Greek  Grammar 
and  Prose 
Composition 
Xenophon 
Homer 
Harmony 
Counterpoint 
Drawing 


Trigonometry 

Spanish 

Elementary 

Intermediate 

Italian 

Elementary 

Intermediate 


The  dates  of  the  examinations  in  September,  1918, 
are  given  in  the  calendar  on  page  17. 

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3.  Admission  by  Certificate  and  Examination. 

Candidates  may  meet  the  entrance  requirements  in 
part  by  certificate  and  in  remaining  part  by  exami¬ 
nations,  provided  the  certificate  gives  credit  in  at  least 
eight  of  the  fifteen  units  required. 

4.  Admission  by  Transcript  of  Record  and  Com¬ 
prehensive  Examination. 

This  method  of  admission  rests  on: 

(a)  An  official  transcript  of  the  candidate’s  second¬ 
ary  school  record,  showing  the  extent  of  his  pre¬ 
paration. 

This  transcript  must  include  detailed  state¬ 
ments  of  the  following: 

i.  The  subjects  studied  and  the  ground 

covered  in  each. 

ii.  The  amount  of  time  allotted  to  each 

subject. 

iii.  The  quality  of  the  candidate’s  work  in 

each. 

The  transcript  must  be  signed  by  the  principal 
of  the  school  and  must  contain  a  statement 
as  to  the  moral  character  of  the  candidate. 
To  be  approved  the  transcript  must  show: 

i.  That  the  candidate’s  secondary  school 

course  has  extended  throughout  four 
years. 

ii.  That  this  course  has  comprised  chiefly 

languages,  mathematics,  science,  and 
history. 

iii.  That  the  course  has  covered  the  require¬ 

ments  for  admission  to  candidacy  for 
the  degree  sought,  as  given  in  Section 
III  above. 


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The  transcript  of  record  should  be  forwarded 
to  the  College  (except  in  1917-18)  before 
July  10th  of  the  year  in  which  the  candidate 
seeks  admission. 

(b)  Four  comprehensive  examinations,  one  from 
each  of  the  following  divisions,  to  prove  the  quality 
of  preparation: 

i.  English. 

ii.  Chemistry  or  Mathematics  or  Physics. 

iii.  For  candidates  for  the  degree  of  A.B., 

Greek  or  Latin. 

For  candidates  for  the  degree  of  S.B., 
French  or  German  or  Greek  or  Latin. 

iv.  Of  the  following  subjects,  any  one  that 

the  candidate  has  not  presented  under 
ii  or  iii  above: 

Chemistry,  French,  German,  Greek, 
History,  Latin,  Mathematics,  Physics. 

These  comprehensive  examinations  are  offered  by 
the  College  Entrance  Examination  Board  in  June. 
For  details  as  to  the  time  and  place  of  the  exami- 
natibns  and  for  descriptions  of  the  ground  covered  by 
them,  the  candidate  should  apply  to  the  Secretary 
of  the  College  Entrance  Examination  Board,  431 
West  117th  Street,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

The  four  comprehensive  examinations  must  all  be 
taken  in  the  same  year;  and  the  particular  set  of 
questions  answered  in  each  must  correspond  to  the 
length  of  time  the  subject  has  been  studied  as  stated 
in  the  Transcript  of  Record. 

The  evidence  presented  in  these  examinations  and 
in  the  transcript  is  considered  as  a  whole;  and  the 
candidate  is  accordingly  either  admitted  without  con¬ 
dition  or  refused  admission. 


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B.  Methods  of  Entrance  for  Candidates  seeking 
the  Degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Education. 

Candidates  for  this  degree  are  admitted  without 
examination  if  they  present  satisfactory  evidence  that 
they  have  met  by  courses  taken  in  secondary  school, 
normal  school,  or  college,  the  requirements  for  admis¬ 
sion  as  outlined  on  pages  4  and  5  of  this  Bulletin. 
If  unable  to  present  such  evidence,  they  must  meet 
the  requirements  by  examination. 

V 

Requirements  for  Degrees 

The  University  confers  the  following  degrees  on 
candidates  recommended  by  the  Faculty  of  the  Col¬ 
lege  of  Liberal  Arts : 

1.  Bachelor  of  Arts  (A.B.). 

2.  Bachelor  of  Science  (S.B.). 

3.  Bachelor  of  Science  in  connection  with  the 

degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  (S.B.). 

4.  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Education  (S.B.  in 

Education) . 

The  unit  used  in  reckoning  the  requirements  and 
credits  for  these  degrees  is  the  semester  hour,  equiv¬ 
alent  to  one  exercise  a  week  for  one  semester. 

A.  Requirements  for  the  Degrees  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts  and  Bachelor  of  Science. 

1.  One  hundred  and  twenty  semester  hours  are 
required,  of  which  not  more  than  three  hours  may 
be  earned  in  Physical  Instruction. 

2.  Among  the  120  hours  the  following  are  pre¬ 
scribed  : 


li 


English  Composition . 6  hrs. 

French* . 6  hrs. 

German* . 6  hrs. 

Mathematics! . 3  hrs. 

Psychology . 3  hrs. 

Collegiate  Life  and  Work  .  1  hr. 

Physical  Instruction . 1  hr. 


In  addition,  the  candidate  for  the  A.B.  degree 
must  meet  a  requirement  in  Classical  Languages  in 
one  of  the  following  ways : 

i.  Latin . 6  hrs.,  if  the 

candidate  presents  at  least  3  units  of  Latin 
in  meeting  the  requirements  for  admission. 

ii.  Greek  . 6  hrs.,  if  the 

candidate  presents  3  units  of  Greek  in  meet¬ 
ing  the  requirements  for  admission. 

3.  To  insure  a  proper  distribution  of  elections 
the  candidate  must  gain  a  credit  of  at  least  ten 
semester  hours  in  each  of  the  following  groups: 

i.  Economics,  Education 

ii.  English  Language  and  Literature,  Drama,  Public 

Speaking,  Music,  Art 

iii.  Foreign  Languages 

iv.  History,  Social  Science 

v.  Mathematics,  Philosophy 

vi.  Natural  Sciences.  (At  least  six  of  the  ten  hours 

must  be  gained  in  courses  involving  laboratory 
work.) 

In  the  groups  listed  above,  the  place  of  any  given 
course  will  in  general  be  clear  to  the  student  from 
the  headings.  For  detailed  assignments  the  student 

*  Entrance  credit  in  Intermediate  French  excuses  the  candidate  from  the 
degree  requirement  in  French,  or  entrance  credit  in  Intermediate  German 
excuses  from  the  degree  requirement  in  German;  but  no  candidate  is  excused 
from  degree  requirements  in  both  French  and  German. 

fA  student  presenting  Solid  Geometry  and  Trigonometry  as  optional 
subjects  in  entrance  is  excused  from  the  degree  requirement  in  Mathematics. 

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is  referred  to  a  list  posted  in  the  College  Building 
and  to  the  next  issue  of  the  Circular. 

4.  The  candidate  must  obtain  a  major  credit  of 
from  fifteen  to  twenty  hours  in  one  of  the  groups 
listed  on  page  86  of  the  1917-18  Circular  and  also, 
during  the  period  of  major  work,  a  credit  of  from 
nine  to  sixteen  hours  in  minor  courses. 

Major  and  minor  credits  are  gained  under  the  fol¬ 
lowing  provisions: 

i.  Major  and  minor  credit  can  be  obtained  only  when 

the  student  has  earned  in  College  a  credit  of  not 
less  than  28  hours.  Fulfilment  of  the  require¬ 
ment  must  begin  at  least  four  semesters  before 
graduation.  (For  provision  governing  work  done 
in  another  institution,  see  vi  below.) 

ii.  The  candidate's  choice  of  a  major  group  and  his 

election  of  major  and  minor  courses  require 
approval  by  one  of  the  professors  or  assistant 
professors  conducting  three  or  more  courses  in 
the  major  group.  The  registration  card  must  be 
signed  by  this  instructor  who  will  thereafter  act 
as  special  adviser  in  matters  pertaining  to  the 
major  and  minor  work. 

iii.  After  the  major  group  has  been  chosen,  a  credit 

of  at  least  two  hours  a  semester  must  be  gained 
therein  until  the  requirement  is  met.  Minor  work 
must  begin  with  the  selection  of  the  major  group, 
but  need  not  be  carried  in  each  semester  of  the 
major  period. 

iv.  Major  credit  is  not  granted  for  a  course  in  which  the 

student  fails  to  attain  a  grade  of  at  least  F  (fair). 

v.  On  petition  approved  by  the  major  instructor  credits 

previously  earned  in  the  major  group  may  count 
for  major  credit  and  similarly  credits  previously 
earned  may  count  for  minor  credit. 

vi.  Courses  accepted  by  the  college  from  another  insti¬ 

tution  may  be  counted  as  major  and  minor  credit 
on  petition  approved  by  the  major  instructor. 

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vii.  A  change  of  major  group  may  be  permitted  on 
petition  addressed  to  the  Faculty  and  approved 
by  the  present  and  prospective  major  adviser.  The 
full  requirement  must  be  met  subsequent  to  the 
change. 

B.  Requirements  for  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Science  in  Education. 

1.  One  hundred  and  twenty  semester  hours  are 
required,  of  which  not  more  than  three  hours  may 
be  earned  in  Physical  Instruction. 

2.  Among  the  120  hours  the  following  are  pre¬ 
scribed  : 


Education . 

18  hrs. 

English  Composition 

6  hrs. 

General  Psychology 

3  hrs. 

Public  Speaking  ... 

4  hrs. 

Physical  Instruction 

1  hr. 

3.  The  major  and  minor  requirements  as  fixed 
for  the  degrees  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  and  Bachelor  of 
Science  must  be  met;  and  the  courses  credited 
toward  the  fulfilment  of  these  requirements  must  be 
in  departments  other  than  the  department  of  Edu¬ 
cation. 

4.  To  insure  a  proper  distribution  of  studies  the 
Faculty  may  in  individual  cases  make  additional 
requirements  or  restrict  the  candidate’s  elections  in 
any  department. 


VI 

Courses  in  Connection  with  Other  Departments 
of  the  University 

Students  in  the  College  may  earn,  under  definite 
restrictions,  a  certain  amount  of  credit  toward  a 
graduate  degree.  It  is  also  possible  for  a  student  to 

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gain  a  certain  amount  of  credit  toward  the  bachelor’s 
degree  by  work  in  the  College  of  Business  Adminis¬ 
tration  and  in  the  professional  schools  of  the  Univer¬ 
sity.  The  details  of  these  arrangements  are  stated 
in  the  College  Circular  for  1917-18,  pp.  83  and  84. 
Combined  work  in  the  College  and  Medical  School 
may  shorten  by  two  years  the  time  spent  in  attaining 
the  degrees  of  S.B.  and  M.D. 

Students  intending  later  to  study  medicine  are 
reminded  that  many  States  grant  licenses  to  practice 
only  to  graduates  of  medical  schools  that  require  for 
admission  two  years  of  work  in  a  college  of  liberal 
arts  in  addition  to  graduation  from  a  recognized 
high  school  giving  a  four  years’  course.  The  two  years 
in  college  must  ordinarily  include  at  least  one  year’s 
work  in  Biology,  Chemistry,  Physics,  and  a  modern 
language.  The  requirements  in  the  three  sciences  are 
generally  eight  semester  hours  in  each,  consisting  of 
both  didactic  and  laboratory  work. 

VII 

Requirements  for  the  Degree  of  Bachelor  of 

Science  in  Connection  with  the  Degree  of 
Doctor  of  Medicine 

Through  the  premedical  and  medical  courses  at 
Boston  University  a  student  may  obtain  the  degrees 
of  S.B.  and  M.D.  in  six  years.  The  premedical  course 
consists  of  two  full  years  of  work  (sixty  semester 
hours)  in  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts.  During  this 
period  the  student  gains  credit  in  the  subjects  speci¬ 
fically  required  for  the  S.B.  degree  (see  section  V, 
A,  2);  and  in  addition  gains  a  credit  of  eight  hours  in 
Chemistry,  eight  hours  in  Physics,  and  eighteen  hours 
in  Biology.  His  elections  must  be  approved  by  the 
Professor  of  Biology,  who  will  act  as  his  adviser.  On 
completing  the  premedical  course  at  the  College, 

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the  student  enters  the  School  of  Medicine;  and  at  the 
end  of  his  second  year  there,  if  all  conditions  have 
been  met,  he  is  recommended  for  the  S.B.  degree  by 
the  Faculty  of  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts.  At  the 
end  of  four  years  in  the  School  of  Medicine  he  may  be 
recommended  for  the  degree  of  M.D.  by  the  Faculty 
of  that  school. 


Further  information  regarding  the  requirements  for 
admission  and  graduation  at  Boston  University, 
College  of  Liberal  Arts,  may  be  obtained  from  Dean 
William  M.  Warren,  688  Boylston  street,  Boston. 


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Calendar,  1917-1918 


Commencement  of  the  College  Year,  Wed.,  June  6,  1917 
Entrance  Examinations:  Fri.,  Sat.,  Mon.,  Tues.,  Wed.,  Thurs., 
June  8,  9,  11,  12,  13,  14,  1917 


Summer  Vacation 

Entrance  Examinations:  Mon.,  Tues.,  Wed.,  Thurs.,  Fri.,  Sat. 


Sept.  10-15,  1917 

Opening  Day,  Registration  . 
Registration  in  Courses  for 

Teachers . 

Special  Examinations 
Christmas  Recess  Begins 
Exercises  Resumed 
First  Semester  Examinations 


Wed.,  Sept.  19, 1917 

Sat.,  Sept.  22,  1917 
Fri.,  2  p.m.,  Nov.  9,  1917 
Fri.,  6  p.m.,  Dec.  21,  1917 
Wed.,  9  a.m.,  Jan.  2,  1918 
Jan.  8-21,  1918 


Mid-Year  Recess 


Registration  Day,  Second  Sem¬ 
ester  . 

Registration  in  Courses  for 
Teachers  .... 

Day  of  Prayer  for  Colleges 
Special  Examinations 
Easter  Recess  Begins 
Exercises  Resumed  . 

Second  Semester  Examinations 
Commencement  Day 
Entrance  Examinations  (1918): 
Thurs.,  June  7,  8,  10,  11,  12, 
Thurs.,  Fri.,  Sat.,  Sept.  9-14. 


Wed.,  Jan.  30,  1918 

Sat.,  Feb.  2,  1918 
Wed.,  Feb.  6,  1918 
Fri.,  2  p.m.,  Mar.  8, 1918 
Thurs.,  6  p.m.,  Mar.  28, 1918 
Tues.,  9  a.m.,  April  2,  1918 
May  15-28,  1918 
Wed.,  June  5,  1918 
Fri.,  Sat.,  Mon.,  Tues.,  Wed., 
13,  and  Mon.,  Tues.,  Wed., 


Holidays:  Columbus  Day  (Oct.  12);  Thanksgiving  Recess, 
from  1  p.m.  Wed.  through  the  week;  Washington’s  Birthday 
(Feb.  22);  Patriots’  Day  (April  19);  and  Memorial  Day  (May 
30). 


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